Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President, Merck More Than a Mother has been featured in the list of 100 Most Influential African Women 2020, released by ‘Be a Girl’ Initiative, for the second time as she was selected to be One of Most Influential African Women by New African Magazine, UK, 2019. Rasha…
A South African believed to be the world’s oldest man died Saturday. He was 116 years old and a survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu. Fredie Blom’s family said he died of natural causes at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Blom was born May 8, 1904, in the rural town of Adelaide, near the Great…
https://www.africanews.com/embed/1191062 A Locust Desert Storm The Horn of Africa, battling an unprecedented proliferation of locust crop pests for months, is facing an exacerbated food shortage threat – with crops of farmers in Turkana county, Kenya, decimated by an infestation of desert locusts. The unwelcome presence of the desert locusts is severely impacting their livelihood. A…
Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) launches “Educating Linda” program in partnership with the First Lady of Malawi and Ministry of Education of Malawi; he program will empower girls in STEM education. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany in partnership with The First Lady of Malawi, H.E. PROF. GERTRUDE MUTHARIKA together with BEAM TRUST will support education of girls of Stella Maris and Providence Girls Secondary Schools…
Kigali, Rwanda & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Merck Foundation provides long term hands-on Embryology training to develop local Embryologists across Africa and Asia. Merck Foundation makes history by training the first African Embryologists and Fertility Experts in many countries such as; The Gambia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm…
South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll crossed the 10,000 mark, with 10,210 cumulative deaths recorded, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday. Of the total deaths, 301 were recorded in the past 24 hours, Mkhize said in his daily update. Meanwhile, the country has reported a cumulative total of 553,188 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 7,712 cases…
Uganda on Saturday reopened the Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) for tourists as the East African country eases the COVID-19 lockdown restriction measures. UWEC said in a statement that the conservation center, located about 40 kilometers south of the capital, Kampala, opened to tourists with strict adherence to standard operating procedures put in place…
Kigali, Rwanda & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Merck Foundation provides long term hands-on Embryology training to develop local Embryologists across Africa and Asia. Merck Foundation makes history by training the first African Embryologists and Fertility Experts in many countries such as; The Gambia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm…
Nigeria will resume its train services after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi said Saturday. The Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which has been shut down since March to curb the spread of the virus, will resume operations on Wednesday, said the minister. Adequate measures have been put in place…
– Merck Foundation CEO, Rasha Kelej, featured in the list of 100 Most Influential Africans, released by New African Magazine, for poignant “Merck More Than a Mother” Movement. – The campaign has been empowering childless women across Africa and Asia. DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Merck Foundation CEO, Rasha Kelej has been featured in the list of 100 Most…
